Aspitates aberrata

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Aspitates aberrata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Aspitates
Species:
A. aberrata
Binomial name
Aspitates aberrata
(H. Edwards, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Phasiane aberrataH. Edwards, 1884
  • Aspitates orciferaria aberrata

Aspitates aberrata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae that was first described by Henry Edwards in 1884. [1] It is found in North America from northern Minnesota north and west across southern Manitoba to western Alberta and the Peace River area of British Columbia. [2] The habitat consists of open aspen parklands and low elevation grasslands. [3]

The wingspan is 27–36 mm.

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-May to mid-July.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "911139.00 – 6715 – Aspitates aberrata – (Edwards, 1884)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Aspitates aberrata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. Kropiewnicki, Ted (November 17, 2008). "Species Aspitates aberrata - Hodges#6715". BugGuide. Retrieved November 16, 2020.